A raw, honest and distinctive novel that dissects the heartbreak, passion, insecurity, obsession, betrayal and joy of modern relationships. For readers of Sally Rooney, Jacqueline Maley, Diana Reid and anyone who has experienced love or heartache in equal measure. 'Do you think much about love? About how abrupt it is,' she asked. Gabby hooked her arm through his and stretched on her toes to kiss him. His mouth was dry; she tasted like rainwater. It occurred to Gordon that she was a shadow he might not be able to catch. Two lonely lives collide on a drug-fuelled night out in Brisbane's West End. Gabby and Gordon, both lovesick and haunted by childhood wounds, find solace in each other's arms. But the passion that brings them together isn't enough in the face of insecurity, jealousy and grief. In the wake of the intense and turbulent act of falling in - and out - of love, other relationships in their lives start to crumble. How far can Gabby and Gordon push each other, and everyone else they love, before they lose their way back?

For fans of The Hunger Games, Tomorrow When the War Began, Children of Blood and Bone, and The Poppy War, comes a debut novel about reclaiming identity, surviving against all odds, and discovering true power.For centuries, the Satarian refugees have been trapped in the Al’Mazraea camp, shunned by the Amanese and forbidden to practise their ancient earth magic, creomancy. Mila has grown up inside its fences, secretly learning the dying art from her brother, Nasir, all the while knowing discovery could mean death.When a disaster strikes that exposes Mila’s magic, any hope of a peaceful life is destroyed. The IronHand group, a rising political force, seizes control and unleashes a regime of brutality against her people. Wracked with guilt and with Satarian culture on the brink of extinction, Mila faces an impossible keep her head down, or risk everything to fight back. Either way, no one is safe…-To the border walls,To the prejudices and misconceptions,To the laws that will destroy them,To each other,They are BOUND.

From the award-winning, bestselling author of Sorrow and Bliss comes an achingly tender, poignant, funny and bittersweet new novel'So smart, so funny, so moving. I absolutely loved it' Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry'A moving examination of what it means to be alone in the world, and what it means to find connection. It is, by turns, heartbreaking, hilarious, and deeply hopeful. Meg Mason is a dazzling talent' Ann Patchett, bestselling author of Tom Lake and The Dutch House_____Sophie Pattison is a lovely person – warm, kind, relentlessly positive. She's cherished by her brother Laurie, adored by her best friend Emma and valued by her colleagues. Sometimes, it's true, one day in her life can feel like the entire month of January. It's also true she can go an entire day without speaking. But she's fine really. She spends her time alone reading, finding comfort in the pages of the books she devours. Until one day she stumbles upon an author she hasn't read in years. Her books, interviews and podcasts soon become a lifeline; every word is a solace, company she hasn't felt in so long. It's almost like love. A lot like love. And Sophie would love to meet the author, although she never will obviously. In a way, thank goodness, because that would change everything. Sophie's entire life. Wouldn't it? Hilariously candid and raw, Sophie, Standing There is a bittersweet story of love, loneliness and finding connection in the most unlikely of places._____'Sophie, Standing There unfolds like a strange origami crane in reverse - so achingly tender and so brilliantly subtle that I could never put it down... Dazzling' Catherine Newman, bestselling author of Wreck and Sandwich'I loved Sophie, and I love Meg Mason's brain and the strange, wonderful, funny stories she gives us' Ann Napolitano, bestselling author of Hello, Beautiful and Dear Edward

"The Ink Eater" is a gothic romantic tragedy exploring the foundations of freedom, identity, and the battle with generational trauma. Baird Cardall is perfectly content with never leaving the manor. For over 200 years, he's written and eaten thousands of stories, keeping the house alive and pleased as its vessel—alone, codependent, and devoted. Until one of his stories escapes. Hemming is a shapeshifter written into existence to keep Baird company. Gorgeous, part ink, and infuriatingly desirable, his mere presence is a disruption. Having broken away from his story, he causes harm to the manor—and thus, to Baird. And, yet, the magnetic pull between them is undeniable, even as Hemming digs up the ugliest parts of Baird's past. But the house wants Hemming dead. It’s awfully hungry, and it won’t stop demanding until its cravings are satisfied. As his bond to the manor grows more hostile, Baird must choose between protecting all he has lived for—or destroying it for good.

A raw, honest and distinctive novel that dissects the heartbreak, passion, insecurity, obsession, betrayal and joy of modern relationships. For readers of Sally Rooney, Jacqueline Maley, Diana Reid and anyone who has experienced love or heartache in equal measure. 'Do you think much about love? About how abrupt it is,' she asked. Gabby hooked her arm through his and stretched on her toes to kiss him. His mouth was dry; she tasted like rainwater. It occurred to Gordon that she was a shadow he might not be able to catch. Two lonely lives collide on a drug-fuelled night out in Brisbane's West End. Gabby and Gordon, both lovesick and haunted by childhood wounds, find solace in each other's arms. But the passion that brings them together isn't enough in the face of insecurity, jealousy and grief. In the wake of the intense and turbulent act of falling in - and out - of love, other relationships in their lives start to crumble. How far can Gabby and Gordon push each other, and everyone else they love, before they lose their way back?

It was a simple trade: Fyren’s life for her twin’s. Then a stranger’s blood changed everything. Born in the shadow of ruthless dogma, Fyren has one aim: protect her twin sister. So when the gods mark her twin for death, Fyren takes her place. But her sacrifice goes awry. Instead of dying, Fyren wakes among her enemies, revived by their magic, with their violet blood in her veins. And, her twin remains trapped in the cult of their upbringing. Only Fyren can save her, but there’s one complication: Fyren’s rescuers aren’t about to let her go. Not when she might be the key to saving their kingdom. Fyren plots her escape in earnest. But as a forbidden power emerges, foreign threats loom, and the line between friend and enemy thins, it becomes clear that fleeing her saviors turned captors is hardly Fyren’s biggest problem. Unwittingly, she finds herself at the center of a centuries-old conflict——one in which a single wrong move will tip her world into chaos.

Set in an alternate reality where pregnancy endows women with exceptional powers, one new mother uncovers terrifying truths about herself and life in this philosophical and propulsive tale of a woman and mother in crisis. In a world where drastic measures have averted the global environmental crisis, humans too are now subject to great transformation. Vivi should be happy she’s pregnant. But she’s troubled by a looming reality that seemingly bothers no one else: having a baby also means birthing an identical, nearly indestructible self who will eat her and take her place. “Rebirth” is simply a fact of life—nature’s way of equipping women for the challenges of motherhood. But as Vivi’s unborn child develops, so does her fear. In a rare turn of events, Vivi emerges from rebirth weakened rather than strong. When her husband cannot tolerate her defects, they divorce and Vivi relocates to the country with her baby to work for her old boss. Chronically exhausted, mentally struggling, and on her own, Vivi must move on—for her own and her son’s sake. But just as with her failed rebirth, swapping old for new isn’t as straightforward as it seems. When Vivi finally discovers what went wrong during childbirth, it will rewrite her life future, present, and past. An inspired blend of Nightbitch and The Substance, as enthralling and incisive as The School of Good Mothers and The Need, But Won’t I Miss Me is a gripping and profound exploration of the physical and psychological tolls of motherhood, with a speculative horror spin. Tiffany Tsao imaginatively reveals the macabre hidden in the mundane and asks us to consider what we lose of ourselves when we leave our broken parts behind.

Set in an alternate reality where pregnancy endows women with exceptional powers, one new mother uncovers terrifying truths about herself and life in this philosophical and propulsive tale of a woman and mother in crisis. In a world where drastic measures have averted the global environmental crisis, humans too are now subject to great transformation. Vivi should be happy she’s pregnant. But she’s troubled by a looming reality that seemingly bothers no one else: having a baby also means birthing an identical, nearly indestructible self who will eat her and take her place. “Rebirth” is simply a fact of life—nature’s way of equipping women for the challenges of motherhood. But as Vivi’s unborn child develops, so does her fear. In a rare turn of events, Vivi emerges from rebirth weakened rather than strong. When her husband cannot tolerate her defects, they divorce and Vivi relocates to the country with her baby to work for her old boss. Chronically exhausted, mentally struggling, and on her own, Vivi must move on—for her own and her son’s sake. But just as with her failed rebirth, swapping old for new isn’t as straightforward as it seems. When Vivi finally discovers what went wrong during childbirth, it will rewrite her life future, present, and past. An inspired blend of Nightbitch and The Substance, as enthralling and incisive as The School of Good Mothers and The Need, But Won’t I Miss Me is a gripping and profound exploration of the physical and psychological tolls of motherhood, with a speculative horror spin. Tiffany Tsao imaginatively reveals the macabre hidden in the mundane and asks us to consider what we lose of ourselves when we leave our broken parts behind.

Fates Woven. Power Strung. Worlds Torn. Yiva Ulfrik drinks to forget, gambles to feel alive, and lies to herself about the power burning beneath her skin. Magic capable of sundering the boundaries between worlds. A reckless cartographer with a sharp tongue, she believes staying numb is the only way to survive. When Yiva is claimed by decree and conscripted into a deadly quest, she is dragged to the Citadel and forced into gruelling training and dangerous trials, under the tutelage of Aksel Veythar, an elven warrior of lethal precision. This is no call to glory but a descent toward ruin. A mission that will send her through an unstable portal to recover a worlds-altering artifact. Plagued by unanswered questions, Yiva digs deeper, uncovering truths that threaten to dismantle a kingdom built on lies. With the Veil stirring and desire burning where it shouldn’t, survival demands Yiva become what she fears most.

Fates Woven. Power Strung. Worlds Torn. Yiva Ulfrik drinks to forget, gambles to feel alive, and lies to herself about the power burning beneath her skin. Magic capable of sundering the boundaries between worlds. A reckless cartographer with a sharp tongue, she believes staying numb is the only way to survive. When Yiva is claimed by decree and conscripted into a deadly quest, she is dragged to the Citadel and forced into gruelling training and dangerous trials, under the tutelage of Aksel Veythar, an elven warrior of lethal precision. This is no call to glory but a descent toward ruin. A mission that will send her through an unstable portal to recover a worlds-altering artifact. Plagued by unanswered questions, Yiva digs deeper, uncovering truths that threaten to dismantle a kingdom built on lies. With the Veil stirring and desire burning where it shouldn’t, survival demands Yiva become what she fears most.

Librarian Note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B00N08XL9G. Nothing ever happened at Bickerby. Located on an island off the coast of Maine, its prestige, remoteness, and near-inaccessibility in the winter months were the reasons that Enim Lund’s father sent him there in the first place. With only a year left of school until graduation, Enim’s only focus is to keep his grades high enough to scrape by and keep his unforgiving involvement in his mother’s critical accident secreted away. But when a body washes up on the school’s shore and a teacher vanishes without explanation, the thought of a quiet, uneventful year becomes unlikely – especially given that his best friend has planted himself in the middle of the crime. Worse than the thought of a killer loose on the island with them, though, is that the unfolding events are dredging up horrors in Enim’s past that, if uncovered, will result in his own misdeeds being found out. As Enim is pulled further and further into crimes that he both has and hasn't committed, he finds that his mind is slowly unraveling and his grip on reality is faltering, and unwanted comparisons are being drawn between his mother's withering health and his own. Soon, discovering who the killer is becomes his only concern. Yet before long, it becomes clear that there's an even more difficult task at hand than who's responsible for the horrid crimes: getting anyone to believe him.

For fans of The Hunger Games, Tomorrow When the War Began, Children of Blood and Bone, and The Poppy War, comes a debut novel about reclaiming identity, surviving against all odds, and discovering true power.For centuries, the Satarian refugees have been trapped in the Al’Mazraea camp, shunned by the Amanese and forbidden to practise their ancient earth magic, creomancy. Mila has grown up inside its fences, secretly learning the dying art from her brother, Nasir, all the while knowing discovery could mean death.When a disaster strikes that exposes Mila’s magic, any hope of a peaceful life is destroyed. The IronHand group, a rising political force, seizes control and unleashes a regime of brutality against her people. Wracked with guilt and with Satarian culture on the brink of extinction, Mila faces an impossible keep her head down, or risk everything to fight back. Either way, no one is safe…-To the border walls,To the prejudices and misconceptions,To the laws that will destroy them,To each other,They are BOUND.

They took her sisters. Now they want the crown. Pryn Mardana is an air mage in a world that fears her, but she and her sisters are the only ones who hold the key to saving their home. The Trinity Crown is not just the symbol of the Mardana family. It is something far more dangerous. Something alive. As a ruthless corporation tightens its grip on her kingdom, Pryn is drawn into a hidden rebellion where magic runs wild and shunned knowledge is shared. Then everything shatters. A raid. A betrayal. And her sisters are torn in different directions. One is trapped inside the palace. One is believed dead. Now, Pryn is forced into the shadows, becoming a thief, a trickster, and a threat they never saw coming. Because the truth about the Trinity Crown could destroy everything. And if she and her sisters cannot find one another again… there will be nothing left to save. "The Trinity Crown is a deftly executed fantasy with a sweeping sense of scope and worldbuilding-" Erin Young, the editor of The Maze Runner series and The Astonishing Color of After. The first in a series.

Cadet Elisandra Elis is haunted by the things she’s done. Fighting on Taras, El has done things that go well beyond the call of war. So when she sees a chance to run, she takes it, joining the Aderyn. The ship is quite literally falling apart but the crew — a pilot with an easy sense of humor, a medic with a heart of gold, and a captain who makes her feel a lot of confusing things — make her question what it means to belong somewhere. But when she’s faced with an opportunity to save her kingdom — and in turn the galaxy — El is caught between the planet she loves and the crew that has welcomed her as one of their own. Left to question just how much she’s willing to give up for the kingdom that broke her, she must decide if throwing her life away is worth it. Or perhaps she should just keep running; thus far, that’s what she’s proven to be best at. It’s Cinderella reimagined in this science fantasy retelling about a disenchanted idealist looking for her place in the galaxy.